Teachers' use of data: Loose coupling, agenda setting, and team norms

American Journal of Education

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 521-548

  Young, Viki M ^a  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

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EID: 33747172873     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/505058     Document Type: Article

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